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Kettering General Hospital

Tuesday 1 March 2022 · 2 questions

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Answered 0 Partly answered 1 Not answered 0

Key points

  • Philip Hollobone asked the Minister to ensure the NHS new hospital programme team completes the approval processes by summer 2022 for Kettering General Hospital.
  • The Minister responded that the programme team is working closely with Kettering General Hospital on the redevelopment process to build new hospitals across the decade.
  • Hollobone requested feedback on the strategic outline case for the hospital by the end of April to allow submission of the outline business case.

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Questions & Answers

Q1 Philip Hollobone Con
NHS
Context

The MP is concerned about the approval processes for the redevelopment of Kettering General Hospital, which are part of a broader NHS initiative to build new hospitals.

Question

If he will ensure that the NHS new hospital programme team complete approval processes by summer 2022 to allow the preparation of the full business case for the redevelopment of Kettering General Hospital by the local NHS trust.

Answer from Edward Argar

The joint DHSC and NHSE/I—NHS England and NHS Improvement—programme team is working closely with all schemes in the programme, including Kettering, on how and when new hospitals will be built across the decade. We will continue to support all trusts in the programme, including Kettering, to ensure that there is the swift approval of all business cases—but that will always be in line with due process to ensure value for money.

Partly answered

Not addressed: The specific timing for completion by summer 2022 was not addressed.

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Q2 Philip Hollobone Con
NHS
Context

Following a visit to Kettering General Hospital, the MP seeks confirmation on feedback from the new hospital programme team and progress on submitting the business case.

Question

I thank the hospitals Minister very much for his visit to Kettering General Hospital on 17 February. Specifically, can we have feedback from the new hospital team on the strategic outline case for the hospital by the end of April, so that the hospital can submit its outline business case for the next stage in July?

Answer from Edward Argar

Today is the day that Southend-on-Sea officially becomes a city, so I just wanted to shoehorn that into the record. On my hon. Friend's point, we will do everything we can to expedite the approval of business cases while ensuring that due process is followed to make sure that there is value for money.

Not addressed: The question about feedback and timeline was not addressed; instead, the minister brought up a different topic (Southend-on-Sea becoming a city).

How: Brought Up Unrelated Matter

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